'Is human rights commission sleeping?': CJP’s Saurav Das alleges custodial torture of Mumbai lead

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Sunday questioned the silence of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the High Court and the Supreme Court over the alleged assault and torture of the party’s Mumbai lead, Pranay Ahire.Addressing a press meet, Das alleged that Ahire was subjected to custodial torture and questioned why human rights bodies and the judiciary had not intervened.Das also asked, “Is the Human Rights Commission sleeping?”“Where is the NHRC? Where is the high court? Where is the Supreme Court?” Das asked, questioning the response to the alleged assault on Ahire.He accused the police of seizing CJP leaders’ phones without following due procedure and preventing them from contacting their lawyers.In a post on Saturday, CJP said Ahire was in hospital after being “brutally assaulted by Delhi Police” while participating in a protest in Delhi. The party said he had been exercising his democratic right to protest when the incident occurred.CJP said Ahire sustained head injuries and was hospitalised after being allegedly assaulted by Delhi Police during a protest in the national capital.“A uniform is not a licence to assault people. You are supposed to uphold the law and not make a mockery of it,” CJP said in the post, demanding accountability for the alleged assault.The party also said it would not be intimidated or silenced and would pursue the matter.CJP alleges phones seized without seizure memosDas further alleged that Delhi Police did not provide formal detention notices to the protesters and seized their phones without issuing seizure memos. He said the protesters were also not allowed to contact their lawyers.“They seized our phones but did not provide a seizure memo,” Das told news agency ANI.He expressed apprehension that the seized devices could have been hacked or cloned, alleging that the protesters feared documents or other material could be planted on their phones and subsequently presented as evidence.“We suspect our phones were hacked or cloned,” Das said, adding that the party feared its devices might have been compromised.(With agency inputs)You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Delhi | Silver Rate in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi | Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Petrol Price in Delhi | Diesel Price in Delhi | CNG Price in Delhi | LPG Price in DelhiStay updated with the latest Delhi news. Download the TOI App.